Meaning of stickball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States.
   countable, uncountable
2. The ball used in this game.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Boys were playing stickball in the damp, cold streets; dressed in heavy woollen sweaters and heavy trousers, they danced and shouted, and the ball went crack as the stick⟳ struck it and sent it speeding through the air.”

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